THE OWLS HEAD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Midcoast setting.
Owls Head town has 8.88 square miles of land in Knox County. Its Census reference point is in Midcoast, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Owls Head and Knox County
Owls Head is associated with Knox County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Owls Head by land and water
The Census records 10.7 square miles of water within Owls Head, or 54.7% of its total area. It is 13 percentage points lower than the 67.8% recorded for Knox County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Owls Head town has 77.6% of the land area of nearby South Thomaston town (11.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

